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A visit to the Old Ridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Old Ridge Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   43.3500°   (43° 21' 0")

Lon:   -82.5872°   (-82° 35' 13")

The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.

The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hoppenworth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #754 <5>
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1607 <5>
  • Hubbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Carsonville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #920 <5>
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1666 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huckins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckins Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Huckins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Huckins Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #769 <5>
  • Lexington Municipal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington Municipal Cemetery
    • The Lexington Municipal Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • The Lexington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lexington Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1594730 <5>
  • St. Denis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Denis Cemetery
    • The St. Denis Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Denis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1590 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Steckley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Croswell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croswell Cemetery
      • The Croswell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • The Croswell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Croswell City Cemetery
      • Croswell Village Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988139 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • The St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Croswell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1141 <5>
    • Wixson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wixson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wixson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wixson Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985 <5>
    • Lexington Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington Memorial Cemetery
      • The Lexington Memorial Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • The Lexington Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Lexington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211523 <5>
    • Sanilac Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanilac Cemetery
      • The Sanilac Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • The Sanilac Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Port Sanilac Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964235 <5>
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Lexington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #898 <5>
    • Diamond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Diamond Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Diamond Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2563032 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Applegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Croswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
    • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <7>
  • Port Sanilac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
    • Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <7>
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
    • Lexington Heights is located in Sanilac County
  • Cash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
  • Amadore ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
    • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
  • Forester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
    • Forester is located in Sanilac County
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
  • Watertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
  • McGregor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGregor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Sanilac County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Peck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Roseburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
      • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
    • Jeddo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Sandusky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
      • Former name for Sandusky:
      • Sanilac Centre
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <7>
    • Speaker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Deckerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
      • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <7>
    • North Lakeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
      • North Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
    • Richmondville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
      • Richmondville is located in Sanilac County
    • Blaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lakeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
      • Former name for Lakeport:
      • Milwaukee City
    • Melvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Elmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanilac County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Ridge Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Ridge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2554463  (Old Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2554463 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Croswell
    • County: Sanilac         Elev: 237
    • Location given for GNIS #2554463 (Old Ridge Cemetery)

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3500, Longitude: -82.5872       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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